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SCHOOL DOCUMENT NO. 11-1911 

BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS 

COURSE OF STUDY FOR 
GENERAL HIGH SCHOOLS 




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GENERAL HIGH SCHOOLS 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Page. 

Names and Locations of the General High Schools .... 6 

Introduction 7 

Moral Training • .... 8 

Physical Training " . . 9 

Program of Studies 10 

Roxbury High School, Intensified Commercial Courses ... 13 

Normal School Preparatory Course for High School Pupils ... 15 

Syllabus of Drawing for Normal School Preparatory Course . . 17 

Syllabus of Music for Normal School Preparatory Course . . . 20 



SCHOOL DOCUMENT NO. 11. 



GENERAL HIGH SCHOOLS. 



Brighton High School, Cambridge and Warren streets. 
Admits boys and girls residing in Allston and Brighton. 

Charlestown High School, Monument square. 

Admits boys and girls residing in Charlestown and in the North and 
West Ends. 

Dorchester High School, Talbot avenue and Washington street. 
Admits boys and girls residing in all the Dorchester elementary school 
districts except the William E. Russell. 

East Boston High School, Marion street, between Princeton and 
Saratoga streets. 
Admits boys and girls residing in East Boston. 

English High School, Montgomery street, South End. 

Admits boys residing in the city proper, in Roxbury, in part of Dor- 
chester, and others in the order of application up to the capacity of 
the school. 

Girls' High School, West Newton street, between Tremont street and 
Shawmut avenue. 
Admits girls residing in the city proper, and others in the order of appli- 
cation up to the capacity of the school. 

Roxbury High School, Warren and Montrose streets. 
Admits girls residing in Roxbury. 

South Boston High School, Thomas park, G street. 

Admits boys and girls residing in South Boston and in the William E. 
Russell district in Dorchester. 

West Roxbury High School, Elm street, opposite Greenough avenue, 
Jamaica Plain. 
Admits boys and girls residing in Jamaica Plain, in Roslindale, and in 
West Roxbury. 



COURSE FOR GENERAL HIGH SCHOOLS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



1. Pupils are admitted to the high schools by action of the Board of 
Superintendents as follows: 

(a) Graduates of the Boston elementary schools are admitted in the 
order of their application to the high school of the district in which they 
reside. (See page 6.) 

(6) Graduates of private schools whose standards are satisfactory to 
the Board of Superintendents may be admitted on presentation of certifi- 
cates signed by the proper authorities. 

(c) Other candidates are admitted on examination equivalent to that 
required for graduation from the elementary schools of Boston. These 
examinations are held on the second Friday and the preceding Thursday 
in June, and on the second Wednesday and following Thursday in 
September. 

(d) Candidates for admission from other secondary schools should 
apply to the head-master of the school they wish to attend, and should 
be recommended by him to the Board of Superintendents for admission. 
On the presentation of satisfactory evidence, the head-master will deter- 
mine the number of points for which advanced standing may be given and 
will issue certificates therefor. 

2. The high schools are in session five hours a day for five days in the 
week. The sessions may be extended, not exceeding two hours, provided 
no pupils are thereby required to attend school more than six hours daily. 

3. Of the five hours a day, a quarter of an hour is given to opening 
exercises and half an hour to recess. The rest of the time is divided into 
five or six periods of not less than forty minutes each, 

4. Two periods weekly are required to be given to physical training, 
and one period a week for a part of each year, or one period a week for 
one full year, to hygiene, including the special instruction required by law . 

5. Eighteen periods, in addition to those specified above, are given to 
prescribed or elective studies during each of the four years. The remaining 
periods are called study periods. 

6. A pupil may be permitted, at any time during the school year, 
for reasons satisfactory to the parent or guardian or to the head-master, 
to take less than the regular amount of work, and this reduction may be 
required by the head-master in case of unsatisfactory work in more than 
one subject. 

7. A pupil of good health and abihty may, for good reasons, be permitted 
to take more than the regular amount of work. All assignments of work 
exceeding twenty-four points must be recommended by the head-master and 
approved by the Superintendent before being entered upon. 



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8. A change from one elective study to another is not regularly per- 
mitted after the end of September, except when such a change is 
made necessary by the discontinuance of a class. 

9. Pupils who intend to enter the Boston Normal School make their 
choice of elective studies in accordance with the requirements for admis- 
sion to that school. (See page 15.) Pupils desiring to prepare for 
college or other higher institution of learning are advised as to their choice 
of studies by the head-master and teachers of their respective schools. 

10. At the end of any year, pupils not receiving diplomas may receive 
certificates of proficiency for those studies in which their year's record has 
been satisfactory. These certificates show the number of points credited 
towards a diploma. 

11. Diplomas are granted for quantity and quality of work, represented 
as follows: 

(a) The amount of work represented by one period a week for one 
year in any study counts as one point toward winning a diploma. Two 
periods of unprepared recitations or laboratory work are considered 
equivalent to one period of prepared work. 

(b) The points assigned to each study are all won or all lost on the 
whole year's record of recitations and examinations in that study, except 
that not to exceed two points may be assigned to the subject of type- 
writing alone. The standard used for determining whether this record be 
satisfactory or otherwise is such as has been approved by the Board of 
Superintendents. 

(c) A full year's work consists of twenty points. 

(d) A diploma is awarded to pupils who have won eighty points, 
which usually requires four years' attendance. The points offered for a 
diploma must include 

(1) Eight points in physical training. 

(2) One point in hygiene. 

(3) At least twelve points in English. 

(4) At least seven points in the same foreign language, or in phonog- 
raphy and typewriting. 

(5) At least four points in mathematics or in bookkeeping. 

(6) At least three points in history. 

(7) At least three points in science. 

Moral Training. 
A part of the time assigned to the opening exercises is used in giving 
instruction in morals and manners. Teachers will, at all timesj "exert 
their best endeavors to impress on the minds of children and youth com- 
mitted to their care and instruction, the principles of piety and justice, 
and a sacred regard for truth; love of their country, humanity, and 
universal benevolence; sobriety, industry and frugality; chastity, modera- 
tion and temperance; and those other virtues which are the ornament of 
human society, and the basis upon which a republican constitution is 
founded." — Extract from the Revised Laws of Massachusetts. 



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Further by statute it is required that teachers give proper instruction 
to their pupils in the subject of thrift. 

Physicaij Training. 
Physical training is regularly given at school; and no class or pupil is 
allowed, without good reason, to omit these physical exercises. More- 
over, teachers will guard the health of their pupils, or, better, will instruct 
them how to observe the laws of life and health. Sound advice with 
regard to diet, ventilation, exercise, rest, dress and regular hours will be 
given; and the requirements of the following law of this state will be 
observed: "Physiology and Hygiene, which, in both divisions of the 
subject, shall include special instruction as to the effects of alcoholic 
drinks, stimulants and narcotics on the human system, shall be taught 
as a regular branch of study to all pupils in all schools supported wholly 
or in part by public money, except special schools maintained solely for 
instruction in particular branches." 



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PROGEAM OF STUDIES. 



The studies of the course are arranged in four Hsts, corresponding to the 
four years a pupil is supposed to spend in school. 

Roman numerals appended to the name of a study indicate the succes- 
sive years of work in that study. In general, no pupil is allowed to take 
any subject for which his previous studies have not prepared him. 

The number of periods a week and diploma points assigned to pre- 
scribed studies is indicated in each case. 

Except when otherwise stated, the number of periods a week and 
diploma points assigned to each elective study is three, four, or five, as 
determined by the head-masters, each for his own school, with the approval 
of the Board of Superintendents. 

Programs of study made up by the head-masters and showing the 
number of periods a week and points assigned to each study must be 
approved each year by the Board of Superintendents before being put 
into effect. 

No class in the first year of a foreign language shall be organized with 
less than twenty (20) pupils. 

Each head-master may, with the approval of the Board of Superin- 
tendents, begin classes in any subject on or before the first day in February 
of any year, and continue the same until the end of the school year. Pupils 
satisfactorily completing such partial courses shall be assigned such a 
number of diploma points as the Board of Superintendents may determine. 

First Year. 

Prescribed Studies. 

Physical Training. (Two points.) 

Hygiene. (One point.) 

English I. (Four or five points.) English and American authors, gram- 
mar, composition, reading, speaking, and debating. 

One of the following. (Four or five points.) 

(a) Algebra L, including quadratic equations, or 

(h) Bookkeeping I., including commercial arithmetic, penmajnship, 

and commercial forms, or 
(c) A foreign language (Latin I., French I., or German L). 

Elective Studies. 
History I. 
Spanish I. 

Biology I. Botany and Zoology, or either. 
Introductory Science. (Three points only.) 



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Manual Training I. 

Drawing I. 

Choral' Practice. (One point only.) 

Music I. (Two points only.) Harmony. 

Any subject in the prescribed list in any year may be chosen as an elective 
in that year. 

Second Year. 
Prescribed Studies. 
Physical Training. (Two points.) 
Hygiene. (See Introduction 4.) 
English II. (Four or five points.) Continuation of English I. 

Elective Studies. 
History II. 

Mathematics II. 

(a) Algebra II., or 

(b) Algebra and plane geometry, or 

(c) Plane geometry. 
Greek I. 

Latin II. 

French II. 

German II. 

Spanish II. 

Biology II. Botany and Zoology, or either. 

Physics I. 

Manual Training II. 

Drawing 11. 

Choral Practice. (One point only.) 

Music II. (Two points only.) Elementary harmonic analysis, form. 

Bookkeeping II. 

Phonography and Typewriting I. 

Commercial Geography. 

Civil Government. 

Any study in the first year's list not already taken or successfully completed 
may, with the consent of the head-master, be taken this year. 

Third Year. 
Prescribed Studies. 
Physical Training. (Two points.) 
Hygiene. (See Introduction, 4.) 
English III. (Three, four, or five points.) 

Elective Studies. 
History III. 

Mathematics III. 

(a) Algebra and Geometry, or 

(6) Solid Geometry. 



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Greek II. 

Latin III. 

French III. 

German III. 

Spanish III. 

Physiology. 

Physics II. 

Chemistry I. 

Household Science and Arts. 

Manual Training III. (Application of drawing and manual training to 
industry.) 

Drawing III. 

Choral Practice. (One point only.) 

Music III. (Two points only.) Advanced harmonic analysis, counter- 
point, form. 

Bookkeeping III. 

Phonography and Typewriting II. 

Commercial Law. 

History of Commerce and Industry. 

Any study in the earlier lists not already taken or successfully completed 
may, with the consent of the head-master, be taken this year. 

Fourth Year. 
Prescribed Study. 
Physical Training. (Two points.) 

Elective Studies. 
Enghsh IV. Literature, composition, rhetoric, history and formation of 

the English language, Chaucer. 
History IV. 

Mathematics IV. Algebra and Trigonometry. 
Greek III. 
Latin IV. 
French IV. 
German IV. 
Chemistry 11. 
Physical Geography. 
Manual Training IV. AppHcation of drawing and manual training to 

industry. 
Phonography and Typewriting III. 
Drawing IV. 
Economics. 
Civil Service. 
Choral Practice. (One point only.) 

Any study in the earlier lists not already taken or successfully completed 
may, with the consent of the head-master, be taken this year. 



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ROXBURY HIGH SCHOOL. 

The following assignment of subjects and points is authorized for Inten- 
sified Commercial Courses in the Roxbury High School. 

Phonography. 
First Year. 



Subject. 



Periods. Points 



English I 

Phonography I 

Typewriting I 

Physical Training I . 

Ofiice Hour 

Study, special rooms. 



10 



2 

1 

3 

30 



10 

10 

2 



22 



Second Year 
Subject. 

English II 

Phonography II 

Typewriting II 

Commercial Arithmetic 

Mercantile Law 

Physical Training II 

Hygiene 

Office Hour 

Study, special rooms 



Periods. 



Points. 



4 
3 
3 
2 
1 
1 
1 
30 



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Bookkeeping. 

First Year. 

Subject. 

English I 

Bookkeeping I 

Commercial Arithmetic 

Penmanship 

Physical Training I 

Ofl&ce Hour 

Study 



Periods. Points. 



10 

4 
4 
4 
2 
1 
5 
30 



10 
4 
4 
2 
2 



22 



Second Year 
Subject. 

English II 

Bookkeeping II 

Commercial Arithmetic II 

Mercantile Law , 

Physical Training II 

Hygiene 

Office Hour 

Study 



Periods. 



Points. 



7 


7 


8 


7 


^ 


4 


3 


3 


2 


2 


1 


1 


1 




4 





30 



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NORMAL SCHOOL PREPARATORY COURSE FOR HIGH 
SCHOOL PUPILS. 

First Year. 



Subject. 



Points 



English I 

Latin I., or German I., or French I. 

Mathematics I. (Algebra) 

History I. (Ancient or EngUsh) . . . . 

Drawing I 

Physical Training I 



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Second Year. 
Subject. 

English II 

Latin II., or German II., or French II 

Mathematics II. (Geometry) 

Hygiene 

History II. (Mediaeval or Mediaeval and Modern European) 

Drawing II 

Physical Training II 



Points. 



4 
4 
4 
1 
3 
3 
2 
21 



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Third Year. 
Subject. 

English III 

Latin I., or III., or German I. or III., or French I. or III 

Mathematics III. (Arithmetic, half-year. Algebra and Geometry- 
half-year) 

Music I 

Physics 

Physical Training III; 



Points. 



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Fourth Year. 
Subject. 

EngUsh IV 

Latin II. or IV., or German II. or IV., or French II. or IV, 

Music II 

United States History under the Constitution 

Chemistry 

Physical Training IV 



Points. 



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Note. — The four years of foreign language study required may be 
devoted to a single language, but must not include more than two languages. 

Time is left in the fourth year to make up a failure or to add an addi- 
tional study. 



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SYLLABUS OF DRAWING FOR THE NORMAL SCHOOL 
PREPARATORY COURSE. 

First Year. — Representation. 

Nature Drawing. 
I. Representation of leaves, flowers and stems in foreshortened posi- 
tions, with the lead pencil, in outhne. 
II. Detail drawings of structure in pencil outline. 
III. Dra-vs^ng plant sprays having large leaves, e. g., milkweed, in accented 
pencil outline. 
Note. — Give considerable attention to careful observation and 
representation of form. Have the pupils make rapid sketches, at 
the blackboard or on large sheets of paper fastened on the wall, 
of typical leaf and plant forms from the object and memory. 

Model and Object Drawing. 
I. Drawing type solids: cylinder, circular plinth, cone, cube, square 
prism, square plinth, pyramid, 
(a) Foreshortened circular surfaces. 
(6) Relation of axes, 
(c) Foreshortened rectihnear surfaces. 
Freehand sketching of type solids from the object, memory and 
dictation, with the following ends in \dew : 
(a) As an aid to free expression. 

(6) To give a basis for representing all approximate forms, 
(c) Development of power to visualize form. 
Note. — Have the pupils occasionally make rapid sketches, at the 
blackboard or on large sheets of paper fastened on the wall, of 
type forms from memory and dictation. 
II. Drawing of approximate forms for the purpose of developing appre- 
ciation of beautiful form and color in things made. 
(a) Form. — Drawing of vases and similar objects for proportion 
and contour, outline, mass (silhouette). 
Single objects — groups. 
(6) Color. — Matching color values of objects and filling in out- 
hne drawings of same with flat tones, pencil, crayon, 
brush (monochrome). 

Constructive Drawling. 
Freehand working drawings of type sohds and approximate forms from 
the object and memory. 

Design. Color. 
Design. 
Exercises in pure design illustrating rhythm, balance, harmony. Motifs: 
lines, spots, trees and animal forms. 

Note. — Place due emphasis upon measure rhythm and measure har- 
mony. 



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1. Application of design to one of the problems considered in printing. 

2. A border for a mat or similar object where the design may be applied. 
Use one of the suggested schemes of color. 

Color. 
Teach the spectrum, modification of color, value, hue, intensity. Con- 
sider harmony through use of neutrals, black, white and gray, — one color 
with a neutral, and tones of one color. 

Aim to develop the color sense through considerable matching of natural 
and artificial objects. 

Medium. 
Pastel crayons and water colors. 

Printing. 
Practice freehand printing, using upper and lower case letters without 
spurs and seraphs. 

Exercises. 
Application of printing to a design for a book cover, menu card, announce- 
ment or program. Observe principles of rhythm, balance and harmony^ 
and use one of the suggested schemes of color. 

Consider good and bad examples of printing in posters, pamphlet 
covers, business announcements. 

HisTOEY OF Art. 
j^irn. — (a) Recognition of the styles of architecture in public buildings, 
(6) Appreciation of the masterpieces of painting. 

Illustrations of architecture and painting with descriptive 
text placed in note books. 

Second Year. — Representation. 

Nature Drawing. 
Aim to develop appreciation of the principles of design and color har- 
mony through representation of natural forms. 
I. Represent plant details in foreshortened positions, — pencil and brush. 
II. Match color values in leaves, flowers and stems. 
III. Drawing and painting of plant sprays in tones of gray to match 

color value of the specimen. Media: pencil, crayon and brush. 
IV. Drawing and painting of plant sprays in color. Media: Crayons, 
water colors. 
Note. — Continue blackboard drawing of plant forms in outhne. 

Model and Object Drawing. 
Second Year. 
I. Continue drawing type solids until the student can sketch them 
readily in different positions from the object, memory and dicta- 
tion. Drawing rectilinear objects — boxes, books, simple furniture. 
Note. — Occasionally have board work or sketching on large paper 
fastened on wall. 



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II. Drawing of approximate forms for purpose of developing appre- 
ciation of beautiful forms and color. 
Outline drawing of single and grouped objects filled in with charcoal, 
crayons and water colors to represent color values in tones of 
gray and local color in flat tones. 

Constructive Drawing. 
I. Freehand working drawing of type solids and approximate forms 
from the object and memory. 
11. Making working drawings from freehand perspective sketches. 
HI. Making freehand perspective sketches from working drawings. 

Design — Color. 
Design. 
Exercises in pure design illustrating principles of rhythm, balance, 
harmony. 

Emphasize measure rhythm and measure harmony. 

Application of design to mat, curtain, or pillow cover, or other object. 

Medium. 
Water colors or soft pastel crayons. 
Employ analogous and complementary schemes of color in design. 

Color. 

Review spectrum. Modification of color: Value, hue, intensity, and 
color schemes considered in first year work. Study analogous and com- 
plementary groups of colors in art museum textiles. 

Application of analogous and complementary color harmonies to prob- 
lems in design; costumes, interiors and exteriors of houses and similar 
exercises. 

Printing. 

Continue work in printing. Practice the Roman alphabet. 

Problems: Application of printing to a poster, school letter head, or 
similar problem. 

Rearrangement of business letter heads and advertising cards for im- 
proved spacing and grouping of words. If the color in the subject is 
inharmonious, seek to improve that also. 

History of Art. 
Aim: 

(a) The recognition of the styles of architecture in public buildings. 
(6) Appreciation of the masterpieces of painting. 

Illustrations of architecture and painting with descriptive text 

placed in note books. 
Encourage visits to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and home 
reading on Art History. 



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SYLLABUS OF MUSIC FOR THE NORMAL SCHOOL 
PREPARATORY COURSE. 

First Year. 
The Practical Course should include the following: 
(a) Choral singing. 
(6) Unison singing of classical songs. 

(c) Ear tests. 

(d) Knowledge of phrasing. 

(e) Sight reading. 
(/) Time beating. 

(g) Blackboard writing by the pupils and tests. 
The students should be examined individually in (c), (d), (e), (/) and (g). 

The Theoretical Course should include the following: 

(a) The position of notes on the treble and bass staves. All the major 

and minor scales and key signatures. 
(6) The value of notes, tied notes, dotted notes and rests. 

Second Year. 
The Practical Course should include the following: 

(a) Choral singing. 

(b) Unison singing of classical songs. 

(c) Ear tests. 

(d) Knowledge of phrasing. 

(e) Sight reading. 
(/) Time beating. 

{g) Blackboard writing by the pupils and tests. 
The students should be examined individually in (c), (d), (e), (J) and (g). 

The Theoretical Course should include the following: 

(a) Transposition. Intervals and triads. 

(b) Signatures of all simple and compound times. Accent and syn- 
' copation. Contents of measures. Transcriptions from one time 

to another. 

(c) Musical terms in common use. 



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